Seafood sector continues to thriveThe seafood sector will strive to exceed this year’s export target of US$8.5 billion set by the Government, the head of the industry’s main business group has said. A ceremony was organised by VASEP and the Saigon Newport Corporation to mark the shipment of the year’s first consignment of seafood at Cat Lai-Tan Cang Port. — Photo nld.vnNgo Van Ich, chairman of the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), said besides surpassing the target this year, the sector was also on track to achieve exports of $10 billion by 2020. Speaking at a ceremony in HCM City on Sunday, he said exports had reached a record $8.3 billion last year. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong hailed the efforts made by the seafood sector.

Source: VietNamNet News January 15, 2018 05:03 UTC